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TIL wasps are extremely valuable in horticulture since they prey upon almost every pest insect and are used as a natural form of pest control

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R814 TIL women are subconsciously attracted to the scent of black licorice.
5Yp1P TIL the animal characters in the Jungle Book were named with the Hindi name for what animal they are. And that loosely translated Shere Khan means Tiger King
eY54 TIL that the US Flag Code states when a flag is no longer in appropriate condition it “should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”
EBEw TIL of Ewa Wiśnierska, a German paraglider that survived lightning, pounding hail, -40°C temperatures and oxygen deprivation after a storm system sucked her to an altitude higher than Mount Everest.
YpJLP TIL that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1826. Not knowing Jefferson had died hours earlier, Adams last words included "Thomas Jefferson survives."